diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release-version.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release-version.yml
index 37a12ab..20049d2 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release-version.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release-version.yml
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ jobs:
       # Using helm gpg plugin as 'helm package --sign' has issues with gpg2: https://github.com/helm/helm/issues/2843
       - name: package chart
         run: |
+          echo "$DOCKER_PASSWORD" | docker login -u $DOCKER_USERNAME --password-stdin
           # FIXME: use upstream after https://github.com/technosophos/helm-gpg/issues/1 is solved
           helm plugin install https://github.com/pat-s/helm-gpg
           helm dependency update
-          echo "$DOCKER_PASSWORD" | docker login -u $DOCKER_USERNAME --password-stdin
           helm package --version "${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/v}" ./
           helm gpg sign "gitea-${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/v}.tgz"
           mkdir gitea